Unloading attachment for wagons.



PATENTED AUG. 20, 1907. W. LEDOUX. I UNLOADING ATTACHMENT FOR WAGONS.

v No. 863,858.

Inventor my WILFRID LEDOUX, OF ARNAUD, MANITOBA, CANADA.

UNLOADING ATTACHMENT FOR WAGONS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1907.

Application filed April 23,1906. Serial No. 313,363.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILFRID LnDoUx, of the village of Arnaud, in the Province of Manitoba, Canada, merchant, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Unloading Attachments for Wagons, of which the following is the specification.

My invention relates to improvements in unloading attachments for wagons, more especially those used in the unloading of bulk, grain or other such material and the object of the invention is to devise a simple, durable and convenient unloading attachment and it consists essentially of a suitable opening within the wagon box, a chute extending from the opening, a damper or sliding plate designed to close the opening and means for restraining the damper when in the closed position, all arranged and constructed as hereinafter more particularly described. I

Figure 1, is a perspective view of wagon and wagon box showing the application of my invention thereto. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective front view of my attachment as applied to the wagon box, parts being broken away for the sake of clearness. Fig. 3 is a front elevation showing my attachment secured, to the wagon box. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional side view of the attachment and a portion of the wagon box, the section being taken through the center of the chute. Fig. 5 is a detailed perspective front view of the chute.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

I have found that it is becoming more and more customary for farmers to carry their grain when shipping or putting in their barns, simply in bulk in their wagon, and not bagging as has heretofore been done. When they are putting it in the cars for shipping or in their granary for their own use, if they do not use a portable grain elevator or other labor saving device, much time and labor is spent in throwing the grain bodily from the wagon. This I wish to overcome by a simple attachment which I prefer to place centrally and in the side of the bottom of the wagon box.

A is the bottom of the wagon box and B the upright sides. Centrally and at the sides of the bottom boards A, I cut an opening 0, preferably of an oval or semicircular shape and having the edge of such opening slanting downwardly and outwardly. Bounding the upper side of the opening and covering the entire slant face thereof, I place a plate D which is bolted to the bottom of the box and sunk so that its upper face is flush with the face of the bottom.

E is a valve or slide plate which is designed to fit flush within the opening and is preferably made of metal to better withstand wear. A suitable handle is provided for withdrawing or sliding said plate. Upon the lower face of the bottom board A and immediately below the opening is a chute F having a flanged upper edge F designed to be bolted to the bottom board. It is especially desirable that the slant face of the opening Cand the innerface of the chute F should be practically continuous so that they would form no obstruction for any substance which might be placed over their faces. Upon the outer face of the adjoining box upright is secured a face plate H which extends downwardly and across the edge of the bottom board and has a portion cut away from its lower edge which will allow the insertion of the slide plate, 2'. 6., the contour of such cut is that of the plate E. Pivotally supported on the face plate is a rod I which is designed to withold the damper E rigidly in its closed position. Its manipulation is simply that it is thrown over and is received within a clip L across in its final position at the end of the plate E. However any other suitable means might be substituted. In order to keep the damper from flapping when there is no load in the wagon, I provide a portion N which extends downwardlyfrom the lower face of the damper and is designed to pass under the slant face of the opening when in a closed position. The plates D D and H are to prevent wear and to keep an even surface.

When in actual operation an extension chute. is placed over the chute F directing the grain or like material into any desired receptacle. Means, such as a hook and eye, may be employed for securing the extension to the wagon and a suitable extension may be provided with the attachment, but such is purely optional.

In loading a car from a wagon supplied with my improvcment I prefer to build a platform which will slant downwardly towards the car. All that is necessary then to do to unload, is to drive the wagon unto the platform with my attachment towards the car. The extension is then put on and the damper or slide plate E removed, allowing the greater portion of the grain to run out, due to its own weight. The remainder may be drawn towards the opening G involving a very slight amount of manual labor for the complete unloading. Practically the same operation is necessary in unloading to the granary, a great majority of the barns now in use having an elevated roadway, from which access can be had to the grain bins.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a device of the class described the combination with the wagon box having a curvilinear opening centrally and at the side of the bottom board, provided with a slant side. of a chute extending downwardly and outwardly from the opening, a slide plate designed to (it the opening and having access thereto from the side 01f the box, means for retaining the slide plate when in a closed position and 10 a chute extending downwardly and outwardly from the opening and secured by means of a flanged edge to the bottom board, an adjustable slide plate designed to lit the opening and having access thereto from the side of the box, means for preventing upward displacement of the slide plate and adjustable means for holding the said plate 15 in its closed position, as and for the purpose specified \VILFRID LEDOUX.

Witnesses ED. SMITH, V. SMITH. 

